Hi everyone,
I've been lurking and reading a while, and ended up purchasing a well-used GPX 5000 recently. After taking it out a few times, I have a question that feeds into a few other questions.
Is the detector supposed to react very loudly if it's tapped/bumped against bushes, rocks, etc? My assumption is "no," but I wanted to make sure I wasn't just experiencing something that's normal.
By "react," I mean it beeps as if I've swung over something HUGE and metallic.
Assuming this is not normal - what are likely causes?
1. I've used two different coils with the same result.
2. I have the coil wire wrapped pretty tightly and secured with velcro wraps.
Could the problem be a loose/faulting coil connector into the control box?
Thanks for the help, and looking forward to learning more!